How Rwanda is managing its COVID-19 vaccination rollout plans
It’s been over a year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. In an amazing feat of science and technology, a number of safe and effective …
COVID-19 vaccines: A mad scramble
Inequitable distribution amid acute shortage has derailed the global vaccination drive against COVID-19. We need to act fast to win the race …
Charging Indians for COVID-19 vaccines is bad, letting vaccine producers charge what they like is unconscionable
Most other nations, including Australia, the US, UK, Germany, France and China, are providing vaccines free of cost to all.
COVID-19 vaccines: India’s 2021 challenge
India has enhanced its global standing by supplying COVID-19 vaccines to rich and poor countries alike. It must now scale up its manufacturing by …
COVID-19 vaccines: What the world needs & what we have
While 168 countries are currently administering COVID-19 vaccines, the distribution remains skewed
Why the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is now a global game changer
There were no cases of severe COVID-19 in those who received the vaccine. And it seems to generate a protective immune response in older people
COVID-19 vaccines for 15-18 year olds; boosters for healthcare, frontline workers, senior citizens with comorbidities
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces next step of vaccination even as entire adult population is yet to be fully vaccinated
WATCH: How Serum Institute of India is pricing Covishield
Vaccination against COVID-19 will undergo major modifications next month. Here’s a quick glance.
Grotesque profits in the time of COVID-19
Vaccine equity goes for a toss as US recommends booster shots, while Pfizer and Moderna revenues soar by billions of dollars
We know vaccines are the way out of COVID-19, but how are India’s numbers stacked
India is adding the most to the pandemic’s tally now; yet, the vaccination drive has lost steam before any significant gains
Katalin Karikó and the innovation issue
Rockstar scientist Kariko’s obsessive research of mRNA has prompted NYT to say she ‘helped shield the world from the coronavirus&…
Year(s) of the virus: Things we must not forget
The sheer power of the virus, our collective callousness, the sufferings of the working class... there are lessons to be learnt …
When will we reach herd immunity? Here are 3 reasons that’s a hard question to answer
It’s important to acknowledge it’s difficult to pin down a single magic number for herd immunity from COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines: India needs to rise
India has to work hard to defend its position as the global hub of vaccine production
Norway reports deaths related to COVID-19 vaccination
Situation not alarming, only ‘small exception’ affected by Pfizer mRNA vaccine: Medical director of Norwegian Medicines Agency
Viva Cuba for its vaccine revolution
Punching way above its weight, the tiny nation has developed five vaccines, and offers hope of vaccine equity across the world
Modi’s COVID-19 vaccine turnaround: An answer for Supreme Court queries just in time
The bench of judges Chandrachud, Rao and Bhat have already asked the Union government to review the vaccination policy and file an affidavit by …
Lateral Thoughts: We are dealing with a genius virus
The nuts and bolts of virus variants and why SARS-CoV-2 is different from other vaccine preventable viral diseases
WHO finally gives emergency use nod for Covaxin
Those administered indigenous Indian vaccine against COVID-19 can now travel abroad unhindred
Hesitancy, logistical challenges behind low turnout at vaccination camps in West Bengal
State is vaccinating health workers beyond the online list generated by Co-WIN app to attain target
India starts COVID-19 vaccination drive; Modi calls doubts over vaccine ‘propaganda’
Prime Minsiter urges people to not drop caution even after being vaccinated
Omicron threat: How fast is India vaccinating against COVID-19
Rate too slow to meet target of vaccinating every eligible by end of year. The question is: Can Omicron further derail India’s fight …
COVID-19 vaccines: Did a delayed second dose give the delta variant an evolutionary helping hand?
Those with a single dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine less-protected than those with 2 doses: Public Health England
Governance matters: COVID-19 pandemic shows how
India’s shame is not the virus but the fact that we do so little to provide healthcare even in normal times
We will continue, let govt set up COVID-testing centres here: Farmers protesting at Delhi’s borders
Farm leaders ask protestors to beware of COVID-19 while plannign to beef up protests